Nobel Laureate Malala Tells Muslim Leaders Not to 'Legitimize' Taliban

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders on Jan 12 not to "legitimize" the Afghan Taliban government and to "show true leadership" over their assault on women's rights.

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"Do not legitimize them," she said at a summit on girls' education in Muslim nations being held in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad.

"As Muslim leaders, now is the time to raise your voices, use your power. You can show true leadership. You can show true Islam," said Ms Yousafzai, 27.

The two-day conference has brought together ministers and education officials from dozens of Muslim-majority countries, backed by the Muslim World League (MWL).

Since sweeping back to power in 2021, the Taliban government has imposed an austere version of Islamic law that the UN has labelled "gender apartheid".